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Documenta; The Paolo Soleri RetrospectivePreserve for the Future – $850 This mysterious 10”x10”x11” cardboard box and its contents, designed for Documenta: The Paolo Soleri Retrospective held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1970, re-envisioned the concept of an exhibition catalog. Paolo Soleri (1919-2013) was an Italian architect who studied in the United States...Read More |
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Don Phelippe por la Gracia de Dios ReyPreserve for the Future – $5,100 This is a brilliant example of an early 17th-century Spanish petition relating to nobility, similar in style to examples from Granada. The rank of Baron is signified by the five helmet bars in the crest on the coat of arms full-page miniature. To the left is another full-page miniature, likely of...Read More |
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Dr. Chase's Recipes, or, Information for EverybodyBuild and Access the Collection – $350 Alvin Wood Chase (1817-1885) was a travelling physician, salesman, author, and self-made man. He dispensed remedies all over America during the late nineteenth century, collecting recipes and domestic tips from the people he met along the way. His self-published books became celebrated U.S....Read More |
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The Ecology of Atlantic ShorelinesBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Even as our understanding of ecological systems evolve, there are touchstone texts that lay the foundations of our understanding. Ecology of Atlantic Shorelines by Mark Bertness is such a touchstone for these unique coastal ecosystems.
Covering coastal geology and the ecology of coastal...Read More |
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Eine Gläserne Flinte und Zugleich Nüzliche BergwerksmaschieneBuild and Access the Collection – $3,400 This fugitive promotional piece advertises the author's invention, a portable electric lighter, which he designed for mining and smelting but which had much broader uses. The lighter is considered in the literature of the history of science the first electric household appliance. A German pioneer...Read More |
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Emperor Kangxi and The Sun King Louis XIVBuild and Access the Collection – $250 Emperor Kangxi and King Louis XIV of France, also known as Louis the Great, were both considered among the greatest rulers of their respective countries. They have been compared politically and militarily, but few comparisons in artistic achievements have been done. Both rulers came to the...Read More |
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English Table GlassPreserve for the Future – $500 Percy Bate was born in Manchester in 1868. In addition to English Table Glass, he authored several books on portraiture and other forms of art. He was Secretary of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and later Director of Aberdeen Municipal Art Gallery and Museum. In English...Read More |
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Epistola de Praecipuis Naturae et Artis Curiosis Speciminibus MuseiBuild and Access the Collection – $1,250 The natural history rare book collection includes a growing body of publications describing, cataloging, illustrating, and/or discussing early natural history cabinets and specimen collections. They are important to scientific researchers for identifying collections and individual specimens that...Read More |
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Etudes de Physiologie Artistique Faites au Moyen de la ChronophotographiePreserve for the Future – $500 “Movement is the most important act in that all functions borrow from one another to fulfill one another." Etienne-Jules Marey English photographer Eadward Muybridge is famous for his pioneering work in studying animal and human motion in 1877-78, in which he used several cameras to capture...Read More |
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Examples of Ornamental Metal WorkPreserve for the Future – $550 The Cooper Hewitt Library has a large collection of ornamental pattern books from all times periods that serve designers as an important means of inspiration. In this survey of metal work, English architectural draftsman, illuminator, and antiquary Henry Shaw (1800-1873) presents a variety of...Read More |
